Indiana farmer Ed Bell has a unique story of survival and success. He has been teaching others about the importance of overcoming the worst that life can throw at you—after he and his wife Debbie went through a horrific event that changed their lives more...
The prices Indiana farmers are paying for fertilizer have slowly been coming down compared to what they had been this time last year. “Well, it's good news for the farmer for sure especially going into spring planning season,” says Corey Rosenbusch,...
The Protecting America's Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2023 was introduced with bipartisan support last week in the U.S. Senate. The bill would prevent people associated with the governments of America’s foreign adversaries from buying U.S. farmland....
The U.S. Senate has joined the House in passing the Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval that seeks to overturn the EPA’s recently revised ‘Waters of the United States’ (WOTUS) rule. The legislation passed the Senate 53-43 after passing...
NutraMaize, a Purdue University-affiliated agriculture company whose nutritionally enhanced orange corn is currently marketed through a line of premium milled products under the brand Professor Torbert’s Orange Corn, has received a two-year, $650,000 Phase II Small...
The latest American Farm Bureau Market Intel Report shows the number of farm bankruptcies fell again in 2022. In Indiana, there were only two. Veronica Nigh, Farm Bureau senior economist, says the lower number of bankruptcy filings is good news. “2022 data from the...
The EPA’s recently revised ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule, or WOTUS for short, is now in effect here in Indiana. The rule has drawn a lot of complaints—especially from one of Indiana’s largest farm owners. “A lot of Hoosier farmers will have a problem,” says Kip Tom,...
Purdue University has received a $500,000 grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research to document air-quality issues surrounding pork production in partnership with the National Pork Board. Particulate matter (PM) at high concentrations can affect...
D.C. ag leaders are getting a bit more specific about timing of the next farm bill. “In terms of votes, I suspect we’re looking at the summer, end of spring, somewhere towards the beginning of summer,” says Congressman Glenn GT Thompson, chairman of the House Ag...
The soybeans grown in Indiana and across the country are being used for more than just food and fuel. They’re also being used by a company called SYNLawn®. “It's short for ‘synthetic lawn’, and we are very pleased to have soy on the back of the turf,” says Rob...
A large coalition of agriculture and business groups asked President Joe Biden to intervene in the west coast port labor negotiations. In a letter signed by the groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, they say, “It is imperative that the...
